A shape separator (a vibrating rotating disk) was developed, and its performance was investigated for irregularly-shaped particles of 50-300μm in size under various operating conditions. From the shape analysis of sorted particles, shape separation was examined and found to be effective even for 50μm-sized particles. By considering factors that obstruct the rolling motion of particles, it was confirmed that higher separation efficiency might be obtained for lower particle adhesion to the disk, lower surface roughness of the disk, and lower sliding or excessive bouncing of particles on the disk.